"Of whatever class or nation, however, all successful participants in the repetitive and unrelenting stress of aerial fighting came eventually to display its characteristic physiognomy: skeletal hands, sharpened noses, tight-drawn cheek bones, the bared teeth of a rictus smile and the fixed, narrowed gaze of men in a state of controlled fear."

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Source : John Keegan (1999). “The First World War”, Knopf

John Keegan

#Stress Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Successful Quotes

“When we learn to TOLERATE boredom, we find out who we really are.”
“Integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences.”
“The more dangerous the situation I put myself into, the more I rise, the better I become.”
“Good because I want you too. Now. Forever. Just you”
“Family is conflict and it's something that we all relate to.”
“I wished to God the doctor had handed me a pamphlet that said, 'Hey, sorry about the autism, but here's a step-by-step list on what to do next.' But doctors don't do that. They say 'sorry' and move you along.”
“Life is made of moments and choices. Not all of them matter, or have any lasting impact Then there's a different kind of moment. One when things are irrevocably changed by a choice we make. A moment we will play endlessly in our minds on lonely nights and empty days So we explain it to ourselves, justify it enough to sleep. And then we bury it deep, so deep we can almost pretend it never happened. But as much as we wish it were different, the truth is, our worlds are sometimes balanced on choices we make and the secrets we keep.”
“Thatâ€™s the problem with falling in love. It makes you start talking like a bad country song”

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